Market survey: USA & Canada

摘要

The country covers the greater part of the northern half of North America (in total 41 % of the continent) and is, in terms of its area, the second largest state in the world after Russia with an area of 9,984,670km2 (land: 9,093,507km2, water: 891,163 km2). This extensive territory stretches as far as the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east as well as from the Great Lakes and the 49th parallel in the south to the Arctic Ocean in the north. To the south lie the United States (continental United States), to the north-west the US Federal State of Alaska and to the north-east Greenland. The country's only immediate neighbour occupying the territory is consequently the USA. The majority of the population live in the southern part of the country which is also where most of the cities are located. Important cities include Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Halifax. The most northerly big city is Edmonton in Alberta.